The Purdue athletic department announced Thursday morning that football season tickets will go on sale Jan. 22 and fans will see a slight increase in prices.

After the 2017 season, the athletic department reduced prices in nearly 30 percent of Ross-Ade Stadium and the remainder of the seats didn’t include a price increase.

A bump was expected.

Eight price categories are available, including two new ones on the west side of the stadium, ranging from $494 to $105. Legacy fees are required for four of the categories (west midfield, prime, east and west sidelines).

Legacy fees won’t be required in the following sections: Touchdown, lower end zone, south end zone and value end zone.

Season tickets in the new west midfield section along with the prime section are $294 and include a legacy free of $200 (midfield section) and $175 (prime). Tickets in the prime section were $280 last season.

Other price increases: East and west sideline sections ($224 to $245, plus a legacy fee of $100 for west sideline and $85 for east sideline), touchdown ($224 to $238), lower end zone ($175 to $182) and value end zone ($119 to $126).

According to the press release, Purdue was the only school to see its average attendance increase by 3,000 fans from both 2016 and 2017. Ross-Ade Stadium was sold out twice in 2018 for the first time since 2007.

The average home attendance of 51,120 was the program's highest since 2008

“The support by our fans the last two seasons has shown remarkable growth, and we are very appreciative,” Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski said in the press release. “There’s no question that increased attendance and an energized gameday environment has positively impacted both our on-field success and recruiting.

"Competing with and beating top programs in the country requires a significant commitment - from the university and our entire fan base. Maximizing attendance through continued growth in ticket sales is an important piece of that commitment, and we believe our new set of seating options provides reasonable choices for everyone.”